Senior iAM Security Architect
First seen by Alion on Aug 29, 2026.
Job Role: IAM Security Architect (Senior).
Experience: 7+ Years.
Design and maintain the security architecture for IAM, ensuring that systems meet robust security standards.
Partner with engineering teams to embed security into solutions from inception to production.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define security architecture standards and reference designs for identity, network, application and infrastructure relevant to IAM.
- Evaluate and recommend security tools, technologies and solutions; drive adoption of next-generation capabilities.
- Review designs, threat models and code for security flaws; guide remediation in IAM.
- Develop secure design patterns specific to IAM.
- Create architecture documentation, diagrams and guidelines; educate teams on security best practices.
- Support incident response with architectural insight and design changes to prevent recurrence.
- Experience with tools used in IAM: Okta B2B Solution, Saviynt: IAM & Governance Renewal, CyberArk, Enterprise PKI (ePKI) Gateway License + Managed SSL Renewal, Microsoft Technologies, Certificate Management.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Security, or equivalent; advanced degree preferred.
- 7+ years of information security experience with significant time in architect or design roles.
- Deep understanding of security principles across layers.
- Familiarity with architecture frameworks (TOGAF, SABSA) and protocols (OAuth, SAML, Kerberos).
- Hands-on experience with security tooling (WAF, CASB, cloud security posture management, SIEM, etc.).
- Ability to translate high-level security requirements into modular, scalable designs; excellent documentation skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Security certifications such as SABSA, CISSP-ISSAP, TOGAF.
- Exposure to enterprise architecture, microservices and cloud/hybrid environments.
- Experience designing security for regulated industries (finance, healthcare, travel).
- Published thought leadership or speaking at security conferences.
Skills
Cyber Security, IT Security Strategy, Cloud Security, iAM, Security Architect, OAuth, CISSP, SIEM